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Park River, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Park River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Park River, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 3:20 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Park River, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPark River, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 85°
Park River, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°63°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    83°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    48%
    73°58°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    48%
    76°54°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    73°57°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    20%
    0.19″
    74°58°+1°
Park River, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
101° · veering 61°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 128SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Park River, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.0978.5980.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Park River, ND
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
5.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Park River, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.2mi
UNLIMITED
74 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:20 UTC · Park River, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:20 UTC · Park River, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Park River, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Park River, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Park River, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
10:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Park River, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Park River, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Park River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58270

16-Day Forecast — Park River

  1. Sat83°59°2%
  2. Sun87°63°4%
  3. Mon83°68°36%
  4. Tue73°58°48%
  5. Wed76°54°48%
  6. Thu73°57°14%
  7. Fri74°58°20%
  8. Sat76°55°20%
  9. Sun79°56°13%
  10. Mon83°59°13%
  11. Tue89°65°11%
  12. Wed88°65°11%
  13. Thu80°65°19%
  14. Fri68°59°13%
  15. Sat78°57°23%
  16. Sun86°63°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Park River

SPC has placed Park River in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Park River

  • 58270

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.